It was the best of times, it was the worst of times;
it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness;
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity;
it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness;
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair;
we had everything before us, we had nothing before us;
we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.
—— Charles Dickens
[注释]:
wisdom: a wise outlook, plan, or course of action 智慧,明智的行为,学识
epoch: a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy age, era,
period 新纪元,时代,时期
incredulity: the state or quality of being incredulous; disbelief 怀疑
despair: to lose all hope 绝望,失望
查尔斯·狄更斯(1812—1870),英国大名鼎鼎的作家,是19 世纪英国现实主义文学的主要代表。他笔耕一生,靠勤奋和汗水创作出《大卫·科波菲尔》、《双城记》等世界名著。他的作品以妙趣横生的幽默、细致入微的心理分析以及现实主义描写与浪漫主义气氛的有机结合而著称。
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